Hello.
I'm reposting this.
I've used Tor since 2005. Started with Mac and virtually no problems as
long as I use it out of the box. Of course, I have since learned only a
little bit more, like configuring Firefox, disabling plug-ins and
keeping out extensions. I did try NoScript for a while and didn't like
it.
Moved to Windows and use that mostly as the internet where I live is
terrible. I go to internet cafes, all the computers are Windows, and the
country in which I live blocks more sites than any other country. Now
I've been told using a proxy here is illegal but I do anyway.
Well, I recently downloaded and extracted the USB Vidalia/Tor bundle
version 1.3.10. It came with NoScript. Is this correct? Well, Vidalia
keeps crashing, usually won't open and when it does I get a Google
captcha I cannot get past and have to start all over.
When I finally get past it, Tor/Vidalia crashes so it's hard to see what
is in the logs. I tried at first just to look at the Network View 'cuz
it was taking so long to open Firefox once Tor was open, and that
wouldn't work either and finally crashed Vidalia/Tor again.
The options for NoScript are not really clear to me (I keep going over
them though), and the icons don't seem to look the same as what is next
to the Torbutton toggle and what it shows in the options window when
clicked on. So, how do I disable or otherwise get rid of this NoScript,
no want?
Why, by the way, is this part of Tor now, rather than an option one can
opt out of? I mean, is this supposed to be the new version and has
anyone else had this sort of problem?
I stopped using NoScript because I had found information that it could
change settings in Privoxy I think, without a client knowing this, so I
thought it prudent to be safe, rather than tricked up with bells and
whistles like new and neat looking icons in my browser.
Wish I knew someone in this country who really is a tech and knows Tor
to learn from.
Thanks for any help, words of advice or just some vice. That would be
nice:)